waiting for the rising tide or a good opportunity
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
rock! paper! scissors!; paper! scissors! rock!; one! two! three!; rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
to move (house); to change residence
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
family vacation; family trip
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
hotcake; (American) pancake
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
no need to guess; certainly
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
draw (in competition); tie game
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware